Shing Mun Reservoir
New Territories · New Territories · New Territories catchments
Capacity
13.279 hm³
Coordinates
22.386°N, 114.145°E
Operator
Water Supplies Department (WSD)
85.0% full
Current fill
85.0%vs 7 days ago
0.0%stable
vs 1 year ago
-14.1%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
95%of normal
85.0% full on 2026-10-01, against an average of 89.9% for October across 8 years of readings (-4.9 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Shing Mun Reservoir had rain close to normal for the season. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index +0.38). Rain, not storage. Hong Kong drought figures →
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Technical specifications
| Total capacity | 13.279 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 13.279 hm³ |
| Year built | 1937 |
| Primary use | water supply |
| Operator | Water Supplies Department (WSD) |
| Province | New Territories |
| Autonomous community | New Territories |
| River basin | New Territories catchments |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. 22.386, 114.145 · Open in Google Maps
About Shing Mun Reservoir
As of October 1, 2026, Shing Mun Reservoir is filled to 85.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 11 hm³ of water out of a maximum 13 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts), and it is 14.1 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Shing Mun Reservoir — 184 data points between January 16, 2019 and October 1, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 45.8% (May 16, 2020) to a high of 100.0% (August 1, 2019). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around May.
The dam at Shing Mun Reservoir was completed in 1937. It is operated by Water Supplies Department (WSD) primarily for water supply. It lies within the New Territories catchments basin at 22.386°N, 114.145°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 85.0%
- Water stored
- 11 hm³
- Total capacity
- 13 hm³
- 7-day change
- No change
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 14.1 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River basin
- New Territories catchments
- Year completed
- 1937
- Operator
- Water Supplies Department (WSD)
- Coordinates
- 22.386°N, 114.145°E
- Last updated
- October 1, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | 85.0% | 11 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 87.9% | 12 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 97.8% | 13 |
| 16 Aug 2026 | 93.7% | 12 |
| 1 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 13 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 93.3% | 12 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | 86.0% | 11 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | 82.8% | 11 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 73.2% | 10 |
| 16 May 2026 | 69.2% | 9 |
| 1 May 2026 | 73.9% | 10 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | 78.8% | 10 |